UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported):
December 3, 2004

New Jersey	Commission File Number	21-0419870
State of Incorporation	1-3822	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

1 Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices

Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
SIGNATURES

Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

5.02(b)   Donald Stewart, who has been a Director of Campbell Soup Company since February 1, 1992, has notified the Company that he plans to retire from Campbell’s Board of Directors, effective November 18, 2005, in order to devote more time to his not-for-profit and academic activities.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Campbell Soup Company              (Registrant)
Date: December 3, 2004
	By:	/s/ John J. Furey
		John J. Furey Vice President and Corporate Secretary